My congratulations to Dr. Heather Sparling! Heather has posted as a guest on this thread gathering information. Heather was kind enough to invite me to a reception for this event but I was not able to attend. She was more than kind in thanking me for playing a very small part with her research.
This is copied from the Cape Breton Post:
SYDNEY — CBU's Heather Sparling has been named a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Musical Traditions.
Topics : Tier 2 Canada Research Chair         , Musical Traditions
Sparling, an associate professor of ethnomusicology, will become the Canada Research Chair in Musical Traditions in July. The award is valued at $500,000 over five years.
"This is a pretty amazing opportunity," says Sparling. "It will allow me more time to do my research and there will be some money allowed to fund my research costs."
Sparling's research focuses on how traditional music is sustained by communities, and how it, in turn, sustains communities.